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The accent

Diphthong

The sound/letter 'ŭ' is used only immediately after 'a,' 'e,' or 'o.' With a/e/o and accompanied consonants, it becomes one syllable. Watch out for the pronounciation differences in the following example: aŭto - car,
auto - nonexistent word